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PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 90, 期 1-3, 页码 104-117出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2005.05.013
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voltage-gated calcium channels; Ca-dependent inactivation; voltage-dependent inactivation; calmodulin; auxiliary subunits
Calcium influx into cardiac myocytes via voltage-gated Ca channels is a key step in initiating the contractile response. During prolonged depolarizations, toxic Ca2+ overload is prevented by channel inactivation occurring through two different processes identified by their primary trigger: voltage or intracellular Ca2+. In physiological situations, cardiac L-type (Ca(V)1.2) Ca2+ channels inactivate primarily via Ca2+-dependent inactivation (CDI), while neuronal P/Q (Ca(V)2.1) Ca2+ channels use preferentially voltage-dependent inactivation (VDI). In certain situations however, these two types of channels have been shown to be able to inactivate by both processes. From a structural view point, the rearrangement occurring during CDI and VDI is not precisely known, but functional studies have underlined the role played by at least 2 channel sequences: a C-terminal binding site for the Ca2+ sensor calmodulin, essential for CDI, and the loop connecting domains I and II, essential for VDI. The conserved regulation of VDI and CDI by the auxiliary channel beta subunit strongly suggests that these two mechanisms may use a set of common protein-protein interactions that are influenced by the auxiliary subunit. We will review our current knowledge of these interactions. New data are presented on L-P/Q (Ca(V)1.2/Ca(V)2.1) channel chimera that confirm the role of the I-II loop in VDI and CDI, and reveal some of the essential steps in Ca2+ channel inactivation. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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